Progressive and resourceful banking services professional with two decades of experience in different management positions and leadership roles. Having extensive knowledge in market intelligence and outreach, business development and expansion, customer needs and experience, rural and agriculture finance, and digital finance. I have developed businesses via extensive branch networks and digital means, built considerable deposit & loan portfolios along with hiring, training, and building high performance teams. I have been the critical part of various teams who have successfully launched initiatives and projects like introducing new products, processes, and technology. I am equipped with knowledge in all facets of banking including but not limited to credit, operations, risk, compliance, audit, collections and recoveries, process improvement and product development. I have rich experience across both rural & urban divides.
My Key Achievements:
Successfully embarked the digital acquisition of the customers across the network.
Certified financial inclusion professional from Boulder Institute of Microfinance, Italy.
Three times winner of annual president award.
Built and managed extensive branch networks and high-performance teams.
Developed asset and liability portfolios across rural, urban, MSME and agriculture segments.
Designated trainer for sales teams; conducted sessions with NIBAF for different institutions.
Wrote thesis on influence of customer satisfaction, loyalty, and reputation on retention among microfinance businesses.
Wrote an article on determinants of customer satisfaction in microfinance businesses which was published in International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research.
Telenor Microfinance Bank Ltd. is the first scheduled microfinance bank of the country that is designed to operate as a fintech. Our aim is to promote financial inclusion by empowering people to adapt convenient and secure digital financial solutions through our flagship digital banking platform Easypaisa. The bank is jointly owned by “Telenor Group” the leading telecommunications company across Scandinavia and Asia and “Ant Group” the operator of the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay that’s also an affiliate company of Alibaba Group.
My Key Responsibilities:
Spearhead the “Digital First” transformation journey of the bank – frictionless onboarding, real time fulfilment, customer centric user interface/user experience
Execution of recruitment programs in coordination with HR department and maintain acceptable attrition rates
Providing leadership, training, and supervision; develop service-oriented culture and oversee resolution of all issues to improve customer experience
Communicate with staff to understand emerging market challenges and address staff concerns and grievances
Ensure targets achievement and maintain profitability benchmarks
Collaborate with product team to provide feedback on existing and new products for continuous improvement
Administer branch operations by working closely with operations department to ensure branch staff adopts best industry practices while dealing with customers through exceptional customer service and regulatory compliance
Associated with the credit risk in development of lending strategies, effective underwriting and error free loan processing and quality of loan documentation as per regulatory standards and verifications of loans